As stated in the Historic Preservation Section by the NJ Office of Cultural and Environmental Services; "This house was one of the principle remaining 19th Century residences associated with Shark River Village, an early settlement in Neptune which developed along an old Indian route (now known as Old Corlies Avenue) that ran along the north side of Shark River to the sea. This 164 year old Victorian style home was built by brothers Charles and James Tilton in 1846, long before the Civil War. Its features included a parlor with an ornate ceiling and fireplace, a living room, seven good sized bedrooms, a front porch, side porch, three chimneys, bay windows, two staircases, and gingerbread detailing in its six roof peaks. It was located next door to the Dewitt Shafto house - the oldest home in Neptune Township dating back to 1790. Because of its historic significance to the community, the 1019 Old Corlies Avenue home was awarded Century Home status by Neptune Township at the time of the Bicentennial. Despite its good repair, it was razed on October 2, 2007 to make room for a car wash and lube facility. The Old Corlies Avenue Preservation Alliance is presently in litigation to prevent further commercial development of the property.

Did You Know That Old Corlies Avenue Has An Official Flower?

April 11th, 2010

The Rose Campion is a hearty flowering heirloom perennial with a beautiful combination of magenta flowers and soft silver foliage.

OCAPA sells them each year at our Spectacular Spring Flower Sale which will be on Saturday, May 8th this year (just in time for Mother’s Day…!) along with a choice selection of other flowering plants.

Select HERE to learn more about the Rose Campion and understand just why it was chosen to represent the historic corridor of Old Corlies Avenue.

If you would like to place an order for Rose Campion, just download and print the order form HERE and mail or hand deliver it with your check for the total amount to OCAPA c/o Jennifer Eldridge at 1012 Old Corlies Avenue, Neptune, NJ 07753 by Saturday, May 1st. Any questions?  Just contact Muriel Ludvigsen via ocapa@oldcorlies.com and she will be happy to assist.

Each 8″ pot contains several plants and is $15.

Orders will be filled for pick-up on Saturday, May 8th at the corner of Old Corlies Avenue and Cedar Terrace between the hours of 9am and 1pm.  Otherwise alternative arrangements can be made for delivery and pick-up.

Thank you for working with OCAPA to beautify, preserve, and protect the birthplace of Neptune Township.

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Not Just A Local Issue

April 5th, 2010

Recently, the Old Corlies Avenue Preservation Alliance (OCAPA) presented the Neptune Board of Adjustment (BOA) and the Neptune Township Committee with a detailed statement titled “Basis for Neptune Board of Adjustment to Rescind its Approval of the Application for a Car Wash/ Oil Change/ Lube Facility at 1019 Old Corlies Avenue”(which can be read in its entirety in the post below). This statement shows that a DEAL was consummated between the BOA and/or its engineers and the applicant, well before the public hearings were held, that the application would be approved in exchange for the applicant building some 610 feet of storm sewer along Old Corlies Avenue. The hearings turned out to be just a showcase on the design of the facility and the testimonies given an obvious attempt to justify the storm sewer were both inaccurate and untruthful. Also, essential information that the BOA`s engineers and its attorney should have brought to the attention of the BOA to make an objective decision was never mentioned and, therefore, never considered.

The need for the storm sewer was never justified, especially since there is an alternative available storm sewer connection downgrade in the dirt shoulder along Route 33, and the inaccurate and untruthful testimony given in support of it was in violation of the BOA`s own criteria, i.e. that approval is “SUBJECT TO ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND TESTIMONY OF THE APPLICANT BEING TRUTHFUL AND ACCURATE.”

What will the BOA do now? Will it do the right thing and rescind its approval of the application? The citizens of Neptune should make it known that they object strongly to such “under the table” DEALS and that the BOA should mend its ways now, starting with rescinding their approval of this application for a car wash/ oil change/ lube facility – NOW.

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